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* ChekhovsGun: In the second episode, Bib's comment about the "dead man's fingers" (crab gills).
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* CampStraight: Caroline's boyfriend (and later fiancé), Robin.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Roland invents some for his television appearance in Episode 5. Specifically, "bang it in," "don't tell your mum," and (when holding an egg) "eggy eggy egyy."
* ChekhovsGun: In the second episode, Bib's comment about the "dead man's fingers" (crab gills). In the fourth episode, the Parkinson's disease charity wristband.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Roland invents some for his television appearance in Episode 5. Specifically, "bang it in," "don't tell your mum," and (when holding an egg) "eggy eggy egyy."
* ChekhovsGun: In the second episode, Bib's comment about the "dead man's fingers" (crab gills). In the fourth episode, the Parkinson's disease charity wristband.
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* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Roland, while sitting in the dining room with Alison.
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* SnowballLie: Roland's improvised attempt to have the restaurant's health and safety violations dismissed in Episode 4. Noticing the inspector's charity wristband, he makes up a story about his [[InventedIndividual younger brother]] [[EverythingsBetterWithBob "Bob"]] having Parkinson's. He uses a picture of himself and Bib to sell the story, but Bib walks in unexpectedly. Roland conveys to Bib that he needs to play along and [[ObfuscatingDisability pretend to have Parkinson's]]. It works, and even softens the inspector further. Then, as the inspector is about to leave, Caroline comes up to the three of them and makes some seemingly insensitive comments about Bib's shaking. When she realizes what's going on, Caroline is very annoyed but goes along with it, making this a rare case of such a lie ''not'' falling apart spectacularly in the context of a CringeComedy plotline.
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* TellHimImNotSpeakingToHim: Caroline refuses to speak to Roland at the end of Episode 4, so he has to make conversation with Robin.
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* OnTheNext
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* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: Episode 5. Roland humiliates Bib, Bib yells at him and storms outside... and then the Australian businessman, who is still hanging around, offers Bib his card.
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* {{Dismotivation}}: Roland has long since [[StoppedCaring stopped caring]] about his art and has fallen out of touch with current trends. He recycles old menus and, when harassed by Caroline to come up with a new one, grants Bib the "honour" of doing it for him. Most of his creative energy is devoted to fame-seeking.
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* {{Dismotivation}}: Roland has long since [[StoppedCaring stopped caring]] about his art and has fallen out of touch with current trends. He recycles old menus and, when harassed by Caroline to come up with a new one, grants Bib the "honour" of doing it for him. Most of his creative energy is instead devoted to fame-seeking.
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* {{Dismotivation}}: Roland has long since [[StoppedCaring stopped caring]] about his art and has fallen out of touch with current trends. He recycles old menus and, when harassed by Caroline to come up with a new one, grants Bib the "honour" of doing it for him. Most of his creative energy is devoted to fame-seeking.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Roland thinks his happiness comes before everyone else's, and expects his subordinates to share this view.
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* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Roland says this when Bib frets about giving a sperm sample.
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* MeetCute: Roland and Alison in Episode 3.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: Caroline mocks the fighting between Bib and Skoose by suggesting that they share this ([[GetARoom "Why don't you two just get naked and wrestle?"]]).
* BribeBackfire: Roland attempts to bribe a health and safety inspector with a nice bottle of wine.
* LiteralMinded: Kiki.
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* ShirtlessScene: Shay in the second episode, much to Caroline's delight.
* ShownTheirWork: The actors apparently spent two weeks working in a restaurant so as to confidently work with the food onscreen.
* ShownTheirWork: The actors apparently spent two weeks working in a restaurant so as to confidently work with the food onscreen.
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* ShirtlessScene: Shay in the second episode, much to Caroline's delight.
* ShownTheirWork: The actors apparently spent two weeks working in a restaurant so as to confidently work with the food onscreen.
* ShownTheirWork: The actors apparently spent two weeks working in a restaurant so as to confidently work with the food onscreen.
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* TitleDrop: Roland tells Bib to get Skoose "a nice new set of whites" in the first episode.
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* AccidentalPun: When Celia catches Roland spying on Caroline and Robin.
-->'''Celia:''' Being a dick?
-->'''Roland:''' What?
-->'''Celia:''' You! Playing detective.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: PlayedForLaughs with the self-proclaimed kickboxer in Episode 3.
-->'''Celia:''' Being a dick?
-->'''Roland:''' What?
-->'''Celia:''' You! Playing detective.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: PlayedForLaughs with the self-proclaimed kickboxer in Episode 3.
* ManipulativeBastard: Skoose. While not actually all that bright, he knows exactly how to push Bib's buttons when no one else is around, bringing him closer and closer to the breaking point.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Heather, the by-the-book health and safety inspector in Episode 4.
* OnlySaneEmployee: Caroline.
* OnlySaneEmployee: Caroline.
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* ReunionRevenge: When an old rival books into the restaurant, Roland prepares [[IAteWhat a special dish]] just for him. The revenge attempt backfires when Roland learns that his so-called rival [[RevengeBeforeReason actually wanted to help him out]]. He changes his mind after leaving the restaurant in an ambulance.
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* ReunionRevenge: When an old rival books into the restaurant, Roland prepares [[IAteWhat [[TheFoodPoisoningIncident a special dish]] just for him. The revenge attempt backfires when Roland learns that his so-called rival [[RevengeBeforeReason actually wanted to help him out]]. He changes his mind after leaving the restaurant in an ambulance.ambulance.
* SenselessPhagia: The kickboxer investigates a [[ADateWithRosiePalms suspicious stain]] in the Porsche by touching it and licking his fingers.
* SenselessPhagia: The kickboxer investigates a [[ADateWithRosiePalms suspicious stain]] in the Porsche by touching it and licking his fingers.
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* WelcomeEpisode: Episode 1, for Scoose.
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* DisabledMeansHelpless: Among other faux pas, Roland pre-cuts Alison's steak for her when he learns she only has one arm. She isn't pleased.
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* DisabledMeansHelpless: Among other faux pas, Roland pre-cuts Alison's [[DisabledLoveInterest Alison]]'s steak for her when he learns she only has one arm. She isn't pleased.
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* DisabledMeansHelpless: Among other faux pas, Roland pre-cuts Alison's steak for her when he learns she only has one arm. She isn't pleased.
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* ProductDisplacement: The Porsche logo in Episode 3 is blurred out.
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-->'''Caroline:''' And it did used to be a school.
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-->'''Caroline:''' And it did used use to be a school.
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* DrunkWithPower: In Episode 3, when Skoose is temporarily put in charge of the kitchen, he dons an [[NiceHat absurdly tall toque]] and starts hurling insults like GordonRamsay.
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* ChildrenInTow: A duck and ducklings crossing the road in Episode 3 lead to sudden braking and some unfortunate spillage.
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* LockedInAFreezer: Skoose locks Bib in the walk-in fridge at the end of the first episode.
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* VisualInnuendo: Roland simulates an erection with a cucumber when Bib brings up his fertility clinic appointment.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: A variation -- Roland doesn't agree with Shay's opinion of the restaurant, but is forced to admit that it is technically true.
-->'''Shay:''' Wow, look at this place. Right up your street, Roly... old school. [''wink'']
-->'''Roland:''' Well, it's an old building.
-->'''Caroline:''' And it did used to be a school.
-->'''Roland:''' Yeah, it is ''an'' old school, but I wouldn't describe it as--
-->'''Shay:''' Right, I guess I should get checked in.
-->'''Shay:''' Wow, look at this place. Right up your street, Roly... old school. [''wink'']
-->'''Roland:''' Well, it's an old building.
-->'''Caroline:''' And it did used to be a school.
-->'''Roland:''' Yeah, it is ''an'' old school, but I wouldn't describe it as--
-->'''Shay:''' Right, I guess I should get checked in.
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* MistakenForRacist: While playing with gold leaf, Skoose mistakenly calls [[ClassicalMythology the Midas touch]] "the miner's touch." Bib corrects him and adds that "the miner's touch" doesn't even make sense, as miners would have black fingers, not gold ones. As a South Asian employee walks in, Skoose accuses Bib of thinking that only black people should work in mines.
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* ChekhovsGun: In the second episode, Bib's comment about the "dead man's fingers".
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* StandardSnippet: In the first episode, Roland hums ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' as a way of playfully indicating to Bib that he has hired an assistant for him.
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* SurpassedTheTeacher: Shay used to be Roland's apprentice but is now much more successful than him. Roland hates him, but not just out of jealousy -- he once sabotaged Roland's shot at a Michelin star.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: Shay (see ReunionRevenge).
* VomitIndiscretionShot: Shay (see ReunionRevenge).
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* ShirtlessScene: Shay in the second episode, much to Caroline's delight.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Whites" refers to chefs' uniforms, but also acknowledges the main character's surname (and by extension the name of the restaurant).
* EdibleAmmunition: Celebrity chef Shay Marshall says he is "trying to figure out a way to make actual working bullets out of caramel, and then fire them directly into children's mouths."
* EdibleAmmunition: Celebrity chef Shay Marshall says he is "trying to figure out a way to make actual working bullets out of caramel, and then fire them directly into children's mouths."
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* SupremeChef: Shay Marshall, a very young, very successful chef. Bib worships him.
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''Whites'' is a new low-key British comedy show set in the kitchen of a country house hotel.
Starring Alan Davies (sporting new facial hair) as an [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed thinly-veiled parody]] of Marco Pierre White, the show is in early days, but could prove promising.
Starring Alan Davies (sporting new facial hair) as an [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed thinly-veiled parody]] of Marco Pierre White, the show is in early days, but could prove promising.
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''Whites'' is a new low-key British comedy show set in the kitchen of a country house hotel.
Starring Alan Davies (sporting new facial hair) as an [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed thinly-veiled parody]] of Marco Pierre White, the showis aired in early days, but could prove promising.
2010 for one series. It was cancelled by TheBBC because of its high cost of production.
Starring Alan Davies (sporting new facial hair) as an [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed thinly-veiled parody]] of Marco Pierre White, the show
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* CreatorCameo: Matt King, one of the show's writers, has a recurring role as Melvin.
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* IHaveMyWays: Melvin, the meat vendor guy, Melvin seems to have some pretty shady methods.methods of sourcing his meat.
-->'''Roland:''' Where'd you get [poussin] on such short notice?
-->'''Melvin:''' Probably best we don't have that conversation.
-->'''Roland:''' Where'd you get [poussin] on such short notice?
-->'''Melvin:''' Probably best we don't have that conversation.
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* IHaveMyWays: Melvin, the meat vendor guy, seems to have some pretty shady methods.
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* BeleagueredAssistant: Bib.
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* BeleagueredAssistant: Bib.
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* CoolChair: Roland's smoke break chair looks like a throne, which is fitting given his high opinion of himself.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Shay Marshall is an obvious nod to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heston_Blumenthal Heston Blumenthal]], what with his three Michelin stars, modern dishes, and scientific cooking techniques.
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* TedBaxter: Roland is convinced that he could be a bestselling author, convinced he could be a successful TV chef, and convinced his restaurant is heading for a Michelin Star. Bib knows otherwise.
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* TedBaxter: SmallNameBigEgo: Roland is convinced that he could be a bestselling author, convinced he could be a successful TV chef, and convinced his restaurant is heading for a Michelin Star. Bib knows otherwise.
